Hello, everyone. I am a third generation Japanese American currently gathering documents and reaching out to immigration lawyers who can help me with my case for a Nikkei Visa. I have all the necessary documents, but my grandmother’s remarriage and a few typos are making me really nervous, which is why I decided not to try and make the application on my own.
One of the lawyers is asking for a CV. I was wondering if anyone else applying for a family or nikkei visa submit a CV and, especially if anyone has applied for a similar visa with a very varied work history. I am a failed actress (lol) so I’ve also driven for door dash, waited tables, worked as a personal assistant and made money as a land lord. All the money I’m taking with me (if it works out) is from real estate. Should I focus on one of these industries only (like food service) or make a CV that has references and a short history of all the different jobs?
Has anyone heard if a “bad” work history can disqualify a nikkei or family visa seeker who has significant savings to take with them?
I know I should probably ask the lawyer too and I will but I was hoping to get the opinion of some folks who had been on this end of the application process before as well. Unfortunately, all of the expats I’ve met in Japan are on English teaching visas or working holiday and I don’t qualify for those.
Thanks so much!
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A friend of mine dropped out of university, got set up with some Brazilian labourer scheme to come over as a Nikkei and work in a Sony factory. He quit that factory job after he had enough in the bank to move to Tokyo. Then he realized he underestimated how expensive living in Tokyo was. Moved back to Brazil, started working at my company, and got transferred back to Tokyo using nikkei again. He never had any real issues with immigration.
I think your work history should be fine.
Can you somehow make your real estate stuff resume appropriate? (ie: “Managed portfolio of x number of properties valued at $x) As much as I hate landlords, that’s technically something you can put on a CV.